Toilet implement



oct. 29, 194e. c. u. MAENPA 2,410,352

TOILET IMPLEMENT Filed Nov. 1o, 1944 2 sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor Oct. 29, 1946.

TOILET IMPLEMENT Filed Nov. l0, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheec. 2

Inventor C19/2L Z/ MHV/DH,

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Patented st. 29, i946 TOllLE'li IMPLEMENT Carl U. Maenpa, Rome, @bio Application November 10, i944, Serial No. 562,803

i claim. l

My invention relates to combination toilet implements, the primary object in View being to combine a hair comb and a finger nail iile in a manner such that the hair comb may be used as a handle for the iinger nail iile and as a carrier in which said nger nail file may be retracted when not in use in an out-of-the-way safe position.

Other and subordinate objects are also comprehended by my invention, all of which, together with the precise nature of my improvements, will be readily understood when the succeeding description and claim are read with reference to the drawings accompanying and forming part oi this speciiication.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of my iml provedY toilet implements in a preferred embodiment thereof, showing the iinger nail iile retracted,

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the nger nail i'ile projected,

Figure 3 is a View in perspective of the hair comb with the finger nail iile removed,

Figure 4 is a view in longitudinal section taken on the line of Figure 1 and drawn to an enlarged scale, and

Figure 5 is a view in transverse section taken on the line 5 5 of Figure l.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, according to my invention, a hair comb l having the usual back 2 and teeth 3 is provided in one side of said back 2 with a slideway i extending inwardly along said side from one end of the comb for a suitable distance and provided with undercut longitudinal edges forming guide grooves 5 along opposite sides of said slideway.

A finger nail le` 6 of at form is slidably mounted in the grooves 5, said le having the usual front end portion l tapering edgewise, a straight rear end S, and being of the same length as that of the slideway il. A laterally extending lug 9 is provided on the rear end 8 of the nger nail ille 5 to extend out of the slideway i and provide a finger grip for use in manipulating said le. A headed stop-forming stud iii is suitably fixed in the back 2 with the head thereof in a common plane with said side of the baci; 2, the stud extending through a longitudinal slot H in the linger nail rile '6. The stud m and slot i i are relatively arranged to limit projection of the nger nail rile G out of the slideway l so that a substantial portion of said linger nail iile is reisz-v6.2)

tained in the slideway i in' the fully projected position of said finger nail le.

The manner in which the described invention is designed to be used will be readily understood. rIhe nger nail iile 6 may be projected out of the slideway so that the portion l may be used in the usual manner and the comb i utilized as a handle. In this projected position thereof, substantially the entire filing face of said finger nail le may be used including that retained in the slideway d,

and theback of the slideway d forms a solid backing for said nger nail file in the use of said filing face in the rear of said portion l. As will be clear, said finger nail le may be retracted completely in the slideway d in an out-of-the-way position but with the filing face exposed through said slideway for use if desired. The lug 9 provides for easy access to the linger nail rile 6 in projecting or retracting the saine. A friction fit may be provided for between the nger nail file and the grooves 5, if desired.

The foregoing will, it is believed, suilice to impart a clear understanding of my invention withoutr further explanation.

Manifestly, the invention, as described, issusceptible of modification without departing from the inventive concept and right is herein reserved to such modications as fall Within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A toilet implement comprising a holder having a back and a longitudinal slideway in one side of said back extending along said side from one end of the holder, a linger nail iile in said slideway having sides intertting with the sides of said slideway and slidable therein whereby said file is adapted to be projected out of the slideway and retracted into the same, and a lateral lug on said file forming a linger grip extending out of the slideway for use in projecting and retracting said file, said file being provided with a longitudinal slot therein, and said back having a stud thereon 'extending through said slot for limiting projec- Ytion of said le, said iile in the limit of projection thereof having a substantial filing portion disposed in said slideway and accessible for usev through said slideway while being backed by said holder to render said portion rigid while in use,

said slideway being open to said end of the holder to expose the entire length of the le for use even when said le is retracted.

CARL U. MAENPA.- 

